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"&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many small business owners assume that they don&amp;amp;#39;t have to charge sales tax. But are you sure? If your products or services are subject to sales tax in your state, you do have to collect and pay sales taxes to the state.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Learn how to find out if the products or services you are selling are subject to sales tax in the states where you do business.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If you are selling online to customers within your state, you must charge them sales tax. If you have a &amp;amp;#34;presence&amp;amp;#34; in another state, you must also charge sales tax. The laws on Internet sales are changing, as states try to get more revenue by increasing the concept of &amp;amp;#34;presence.&amp;amp;#34;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;You can register and set up your payment online in most states. Here is the information you need to have on hand in order to complete the sales tax registration form (varies by state).&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The process of collecting, reporting, and paying sales tax differs in each state, but you can find out how in general the process works by reading this article.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many home business owners assume since they are selling from home their sales are not taxable. Not true; if the product or service you are selling is taxable, you must get a seller&amp;amp;#39;s permit and collect, report, and pay sales taxes.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Out of state sales are complicated and there are many different circumstances you need to consider if you have a nexus (presence) in other states. Learn about some of the common circumstances in this article.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Sales tax rates change for each state and for each locality within each state. Learn about local option taxes and how you can find out tax rates by zip code.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many states (34) allow localities to charge an additional &amp;amp;#34;local option&amp;amp;#34; sales tax on top of the state&amp;amp;#39;s general sales tax.\u00A0 Usually these local option taxes are for specific purposes, like school funding or flood recovery.\u00A0 If you sell to customers in various localities, you will need to know the local option tax for each locality where the customer is located; see this article for a site that allows you to search for local option taxes by zip code.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Many U.S. states have sales tax holidays,\u00A0 which a few days a year are set aside to allow people to buy certain items without paying sales tax.\u00A0 This &amp;amp;#34;holiday&amp;amp;#34; is a benefit for merchants who sell these items (clothing and back-to-school items are featured in many states) and, of course, for the customers.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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